1. running at a higher clock speed than the manufacturer's standard specification
Usage: computing; technical

1. past tense and past participle of overclock; to run a computer processor or graphics card at a higher clock speed than its manufacturer's specification
Usage: computing; technical

Examples

• He overclocked his CPU to improve gaming performance.
• The overclocked graphics card delivered higher frame rates but generated more heat.
• She carefully overclocked her processor while monitoring temperatures.
• Overclocked systems often require better cooling solutions.
• The technician overclocked the GPU to squeeze out extra performance for the benchmark test.